Kamen Rider Zi-O, Dimensional Descent

The Daihasei Festival naturally attracts many people.

However, there are also countless security guards maintaining public order, only in much larger numbers than before.

This is not only because the Daihasei Festival is opening, but also because security measures need to be strengthened...

Furthermore, there are three intruders who are wanted by the authorities and are still wandering around Academy City.

"You must always be mindful of crowds."

The personnel in charge made a decisive statement while rigorously checking everyone entering from outside Academy City.

"Those three guys could also be disguised as these people, so we need to be careful no matter where we are."

"The cameras were already in place, so there's no chance of anything going wrong."

"Unless those creatures have a body structure smaller than a mosquito, there's no way they could escape our surveillance—"

Buzz—! Then, time stopped.

The movement of the surrounding crowd suddenly stopped in place. Whether it was surveillance cameras, security guards, vehicles, or anything else, everything stopped without any doubt.

Only two people were walking freely in this completely still world.

"This is such a hassle..."

Aura and Ur, two Time Jackers, strolled through the streets with somewhat displeased expressions.

Everyone else remained rooted to the spot, while they were the only ones still able to enjoy shopping.

"Even getting out like this now requires a lot of trouble, it's really a hassle!"

"Who cares? All we need to do is complete the task Swartz gave us."

Aura, on the other hand, didn't seem to care much about such matters.

"I just want to leave this world as soon as possible, or kill Zi-O and Geiz, or get rid of that disgusting devil bastard... I don't want to continue living like this."

"What's wrong with that?"

Compared to Aura's somewhat resistant attitude, Ur seemed quite excited.

Perhaps it's because it's my first time visiting such an interesting city.

"Hey, Ola, this is a rare opportunity, why don't we go and see if there's anything fun to do in this city?"

"Huh...?"

Ur's words immediately made Aura frown.

"Are you kidding me? Have you forgotten the task Swartz gave us?"

"You can do those old man's tasks anytime, but the opportunity to enjoy yourself is only once in a lifetime, isn't it?"

"What you said...is true...ah—!!"

Aura had just started to have some ideas when Ur grabbed her hand and quickly walked towards the side of the street.

"Hey Ur! How are you supposed to enjoy this city when time is frozen?!"

"Why not just undo the time stop?"

"That way, those guys will see us!"

"It's okay, as long as we find a place without those annoying guys and cameras, it's no big deal!"

"Seriously—I'm not going to care about you anymore!!"

And so the Time Robbers began their rare daily routine.

After the time stop was lifted, Aura and Ur arrived together at various corners where no guards or cameras could find them.

They evaded various investigations, used their abilities to amass a considerable amount of money, and indulged in a great deal of revelry in the city.

For example, right now.

"Okay, here's your crepe~"

"It looks delicious!"

Ur and Aura lined up together to buy snacks at the crepe stand during the Daihasei Festival sale.

After receiving the crepe from the shop assistant, Ur looked on with anticipation and enjoyed the food like a little girl.

"It's delicious! You should try some too, Aura!"

"Like a little kid...how boring."

That being said, Aura also had some thoughts about these novel foods.

Arriving at the crepe stand, Aura, like Ur, bought a crepe and was about to try it.

boom--

"Hello…!!"

A young man bumped directly into him.

The young man looked like a thug. After bumping into Aura, he didn't apologize. Instead, he clicked his tongue a few times, glared at her with annoyance, and then sped away.

Aura spilled her crepes all over the ground.

"You bastard...!"

"You're so pitiful. You rarely buy anything, and someone even managed to steal it."

Ur mocked himself with a hint of sarcasm, while Aura was furious.

Just as she was thinking of using the Time Jackers' power to kill that guy—

It seemed as if someone had come to my side.

"Um, miss."

The person speaking to her was a girl with a very light and melodious voice.

Turning her head to look at the other person, Aura discovered that the other person was a girl with long black hair.

She was holding two crepes in her hands at that moment.

"It looks like someone bumped into you just now. Hmm... I just had a buy-one-get-one-free deal, so I gave you an extra crepe."

"you…"

"If you don't mind, you can have this extra crepe, okay?"

Aura blinked, looking at the other person with some surprise.

The girl simply maintained her innocent smile and continued to offer herself the crepe.

After a slight pause, Aura almost instinctively accepted the crepe offered to her.

"...Thank you..."

"Saten-san! What are you doing over there?!"

"Ah! I'm coming to early spring—sorry, my friend is calling me. Let's chat again sometime!"

The girl called Saten waved happily to Aura and then left, seemingly heading to find a girl wearing a flower wreath.

Aura looked at the crepe in her hand with some surprise, completely unable to understand the meaning behind the girl's actions.

"That guy... he seems really weird..."

"It is indeed a bit strange that someone would be willing to give food to someone like you."

"You've insulted me enough already, haven't you?"

Aura and Ur walked together into a nearby alley.

After enjoying crepes and all the fun activities in this city—

"It's about time to get down to business."

The expressions of the Time Robbers immediately turned cold.

Ur took out the dark purple watch face from his pocket, looked at the front, and slowly pressed the button.

"It's time to let this city know what despair is..."

"Agito!"

An ominous sound suddenly emanated from inside the dial.

Volume 5, A Certain Magical Index: Chapter 175 The Source of Endless Calamity

"If we can use this, we can start a riot, right?"

Swartz's task for them was to use the power of Another Rider, Another Agito, to assimilate everyone, whether they were from within Academy City or from outside, into Another Riders.

Aura looked at the watch face in Ur's hand, and then naturally shifted her gaze slightly to the left.

--Um?

"It's so convenient that I can use this power even without a contractor... Hey, what's wrong with you all of a sudden?"

Ur noticed that Aura's gaze seemed to be drawn to something not far away.

Actually, it wasn't anything.

Instead, it was a few people who appeared in another alleyway directly opposite.

From this angle, you can clearly see that there are several young men gathered together at the entrance of the alley, including the man who just knocked over Aura's crepe. They are all thugs.

There were two other girls opposite them.

A girl was lying on the ground, and another person was standing next to her.

"What? Say it again?"

A young man chuckled jokingly, looking at the other person.

"Girls shouldn't be too rough. Besides, you girls aren't really capable of being rough anyway."

"We don't really want to hurt you, but we've been short on cash lately, so just give us your wallet."

"Or do you just want us to play around with you? Physically, you know?"

"Are you guys ever going to stop?!"

The girl standing in their way—Saten Ruiko.

She was strolling around the neighborhood with a classmate when she was stopped by these people.

Immediately, these thugs slapped their classmate.

They might say they want money, but it's understandable that no one would be only after money when faced with a young, beautiful, and cute girl.

They had no intention of letting them pass.

"What's the point of doing this? In the end, what will it change for you?"

"Hello, hello..."

The young men smiled dismissively, their expressions beginning to show signs of impatience.

"You're the one who's done yet? Are you looking down on us? I'll kill you if you don't!"

"Enough, enough, early spring..."

The female student who was lying on the ground was almost crying with anxiety.

"I...I'll give you my wallet, please let us go..."

"Hey, it's too late, isn't it? And honestly, you don't really think we're just after the money, do you? You can easily steal that kind of stuff a few times. What's important is you pretty girls, you know."

"Yes, I actually like her stubborn personality. It must be really interesting to see her like that!"

nausea…

The exact same feeling arose in the hearts of Saten Ruiko and her classmate, and the two even wanted to vomit at the same time.

However, Saten Ruiko still mustered up her courage and stood in front of her classmates.

"Ah...is that enough? Our patience has its limits."

The young man at the front curled his lips, rubbed his gold chain, and clasped his hands together.

He approached Saten Ruiko step by step.